Master game · Classical Caro-Kann
Grandelius,N vs McShane,L, 2019
Grandelius-McShane Match. A Classical Caro-Kann game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Grandelius,N (2691)
Black
McShane,L (2688)
Event
Grandelius-McShane Match
Date
2019
Opening
B15 Classical Caro-Kann
Result
1-0
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 h5 8.
Be3 Na6 9. Ne2 h4 10. Qc2 Be6 11. a3 Nc7 12. c4 Qd7 13. O-O-O h3 14. g3 O-O 15.
Nf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 b5 17. d5 Bg4 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. Be4 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Qxc4 21.
Qxc4 bxc4 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Rd7 Ne6 24. f5 Ng5 25. Rxa7 Re8 26. Rc7 Re4 27. a4
Nf3 28. a5 Nxh2 29. a6 Nf3 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. a7 h2 32. a8=Q h1=Q+ 33. Kc2 Ne1+
34. Kc3 Rxe3+ 35. fxe3 Qxa8 36. Rxa8 Ng2 37. e4 Ne3 38. Kd4 Nd1 39. Rb8 g5 40.
fxg6+ fxg6 41. Kxc4 g5 42. Kd3 Nf2+ 43. Ke3 Ng4+ 44. Ke2 Kg6 45. b4 Kf7 46. b5
Ke7 47. Rc8 Kd7 48. Rc1 Ne5 49. b6 Nc6 50. b7 1-0
Key positions
The masters found these critical moments. Drill them in spaced repetition to internalise the ideas.
14. g3!
16. gxf4!
17. d5!
21. Qxc4!
22. Bxa8!
23. Rd7!
25. Rxa7!
26. Rc7!
27. a4!
28. a5!
30. Rc8+!
31. a7!
34. Kc3!
35. fxe3!
36. Rxa8!
45. b4!
46. b5!
49. b6!
50. b7!
Drill the key positions in spaced repetition
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